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Estimate This For Me

A few years ago I started using an estimated technique called B.O.A.T. estimateThisFor.me is a web app that allows groups of people to cooperatively make B.O.A.T Estimates. I go into more detail about how to use it in my essay The BOAT Estimate.

How it works

The Creator Goes to the site and enters a title of what is being estimated.
Web page with a form for entering a name and submitting it
Then the creator enters the estimated date of completion.
Web site with a form for entering a Target Date
The URL is then shared with all of the other estimators and they enter their names and estimates. One can use the dropdowns, the plus and minus buttons, or drag the dots to enter their estimates. When 100% has been allocated they can each submit their estimate.
Web Site with a form for setting different percentages to Before, Ontime, After and Terrible
After submitting one can see the group's results. This result can then be copied as a table (for spreadsheets or docs) or as Markdown (for wikis)
Web page with a table showing the result of multiple BOAT estimates

Development

This project is open source and the code is available on GitHub.

©Erik Summerfield 2025

e2thex.org Last Updated: 7/3/2025